I feel pain and sorrow, Sanwo-Olu mourns doctor who died in faulty elevator

<p>Sanwo-Olu also extended his condolences to the family and colleagues of the deceased doctor.</p>, <span>Dr. Vwaere Diaso died two weeks before the completion of her housemanship. Punch</span>, <h2>Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed deep pain and sorrow over the tragic death of medical doctor, Dr Vwaere Diaso, in an elevator accident.</h2>, <p>Dr Diaso met her untimely death when an elevator she was in at the Lagos Island General Hospital, Odan, suddenly developed a mechanical failure and came crashing from the 10th floor to the ground.</p>, <p>The incident happened as the young woman was on her way to collect her meal from a dispatch rider on Monday, July 31, 2023.</p>, <p>Though she was immediately rushed to the emergency ward of the hospital, Dr Diaso passed away on Tuesday despite the medical team's best efforts.</p>, <h2>Nigerians, colleagues protest doctor's tragic death</h2>, <p>Meanwhile, the tragic incident elicited angry reactions from many Nigerians who accused the management of the Lagos Island General Hospital of negligence over the faulty elevator.</p>, <p>Her colleagues and friends also staged a protest on Wednesday to register their displeasure over the incident while doctors in three state government health facilities also downed their tools in protest.</p>, <h2>Sanwo-Olu mourns doctor, promises transparent investigation</h2>, <p>However, in his reaction, Governor Sanwo-Olu said he had taken immediate action to initiate a thorough investigation into the cause of the ugly incident.</p>, <p>He also described Dr Diaso's death as shocking and a colossal loss to the health sector in the State and Nigeria as a whole.</p>, <p>This was contained in a statement posted on his Twitter page on the evening of Wednesday.</p>, <p>The governor also commiserated with the deceased family, friends and colleagues, particularly the Nigeria Medical Association, Medical Guild, doctors, and healthcare professionals in Lagos State.</p>, <p>He said, “I was deeply saddened to hear about the tragic lo